Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development would result in the loss of dedicated public open space within the Vartry Wood housing estate, contravening the terms of a previous An Bord Pleanála permission and negatively impacting residential amenity.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed entrance and driveway would traverse land designated as public open space for the Vartry Wood estate, resulting in a loss of communal amenity and creating an obtrusive feature that detracts from the layout and character of the area.
- The development would materially contravene the provisions of the planning permission granted by An Bord Pleanála under order ABP-307230-20, which dedicated this specific area as public open space.
- Granting permission would set an undesirable precedent for haphazard development and further encroachment into established open spaces, thereby injuring the residential amenities of property in the vicinity.
Cited Policies (CDP)
HD2 (Housing Design)H10 (Residential Infill)Appendix 1: Development and Design StandardsR20 ObjectiveRE ObjectiveSLO 2 (Inchanappa South)
Decision Document Summary
The proposal involves the construction of a single-storey detached dwelling (180 sqm) on a 0.23ha site at 'Fatima', Ballinahinch, Ashford, Co. Wicklow. The site is located adjacent to the R764 and the partially complete Vartry Wood housing estate. Wicklow County Council refused the application primarily because the proposed vehicular access would be located on land designated as communal open space for the Vartry Wood development under a previous Strategic Housing Development permission (ABP-307...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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